BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SUNDANCE AIR VENEZUELA S.A. ) Docket OST-2006-25857

)

for a foreign air carrier permit )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

 )

ANSWER OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K Street, N.W. 

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331-3348 (telephone)

(202) 331-3933 (facsimile)

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.

Date: March 8, 2012
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

SUNDANCE AIR VENEZUELA S.A. ) Docket OST-2006-25857

)

for a foreign air carrier permit )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

 )

ANSWER OF SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. 

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”) submits this answer to the application of February 

16, 2012 by Sundance Air Venezuela S.A. (“Sundance”), a Venezuelan air carrier, 

seeking renewal of its existing foreign air carrier permit authorizing charter foreign air 

transportation of property and mail between Venezuela and the United States.

Spirit does not object to Sundance’s request provided that the Government of 

Venezuela first permits Spirit to engage in bilaterally-authorized combination service 

between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas. The Department granted an exemption to Spirit to 

serve the Fort Lauderdale-Caracas route by Notice of Action Taken in DOT-OST-2006-

26438 on November 27, 2006, this exemption was renewed on September 1, 2009 and 

incorporated into Spirit’s Certificate of Public Convenience by Order 2010-1-12 on 

January 15, 2010. Spirit duly sought authorization from the Venezuelan aviation 

authority, El Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (“INAC”), but despite its best 

efforts and fulfilling all necessary filing requirements its application has been pending 

with INAC for five years. 
Answer of Spirit Airlines, Inc.

DOT-OST-2006-25857

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INAC’s is in direct violation of the U.S.-Venezuela Air Transport Agreement by 

continuing to refuse to grant Spirit’s request for authority. Under the circumstances, 

principles of comity and reciprocity do not support Sundance’s renewal request. 

Respectfully submitted,

March 8, 2012

Joanne W. Young

David M. Kirstein

Kirstein & Young, PLLC

1750 K Street, N.W. 

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331-3833

(202) 331-3933

Attorneys for

SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this 8th day of March 2012 served the foregoing 

“Answer of Spirit Airlines, Inc.” by email on the following persons:

__________________________

Lyndsey M. Grunewald

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

Anita.mosner@hklaw.com

Carl.nelson@aa.com

cefelts@fedex.com 

dan.weiss@united.com

gmurphy@crowell.com

jcanny@amerijet.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com 

Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

jonathan.linde@united.com

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

lhalloway@crowell.com

msinick@ssd.com

obrooks@naca.cc

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pdoell@naca.cc

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com

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sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

john.allen@faa.gov

urskr@state.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

brett.kruger@dot.gov